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At a river or reservoir gauge

DCP network, identified by the register

Identifier
CPCA4
Latitude
35.04000 N
Longitude
91.32000 W
Elevation
-
Listed
Automatically, on 168 reports in 168 hours over the last seven days
Observed
11:45 PMCDT, 2 hours ago

Ranking Statistics

At a river or reservoir gauge

Drawn as the kind of place it stands at. 113 instruments in Arkansas stand at one.

Station charts

CACHE RIVER AT Cotton Plant DCP Report

Rank 187 of 678 in Arkansas, Oct 16. The 247 rank orders a state's stations by their 247 score out of 100: how reliably they report, how accurate their readings are against a reference station, how their readings pass their checks, and how they stand against the forecast.

Ranking Statistics

247 score97.6of 100

Arkansas median
96.0the median score of 678 stations
Scoring higher
184stations in Arkansas
Sharing its score
17ranks 185 to 201
Points deducted
2.42.0 arrival, 0.3 forecast check, 0.1 accuracy
Counted at the median
Accuracy, instrument checks, forecast checknot measured at this station; Arkansas median 99.3, 100.0, 97.3
Next above
RUErank 185; ahead on median arrival 5 min 49 s against 19 min 48 s
Next below
BONA4rank 193; behind on median arrival 19 min 48 s against 19 min 49 s
Sharing its rank
5other stations, equal on every measure

Equal scores are ordered by the share of scheduled reports received, then the reports due in the week (the longer record first), then the median arrival, then the longest silence.

  1. Reports receivedweight 35100.035.0 of 35 pointsArkansas median 99.4168 of 168 scheduled reports received in 7 days
  2. Arrivalweight 1080.48.0 of 10 pointsArkansas median 80.4half its reports arrived within 20 min
  3. Continuityweight 10100.010.0 of 10 pointsArkansas median 100.0longest silence 76 min, on a schedule of one report every 60 min
  4. Accuracyweight 20-19.9 of 20 points, at the medianArkansas median 99.3-
  5. Instrument checksweight 15-15.0 of 15 points, at the medianArkansas median 100.0-
  6. Forecast checkweight 10-9.7 of 10 points, at the medianArkansas median 97.3-

The score is the weighted mean of its six parts, from the last 7 days. How a station is ranked sets out each part.

How each part is scored
Reports received
Full marks for every scheduled report received, none for none, in proportion between
Arrival
Full marks for a median arrival within 10 min, none at 60 min
Continuity
Full marks for a longest silence of 3 reports or less (3 h), none for 72 (72 h)
Accuracy
Full marks within 1.5 °F of its reference, typically, none beyond 8.0 °F
Instrument checks
Full marks for no reading failed, none for 5 per cent or more
Forecast check
Full marks within 2 °F of the forecast on average, none at 8 °F
Schedule
every houron the hour's :45
Reports received, 24 hours
24 of 24100% of its schedule
Reports received, 7 days
168 of 168100% of its schedule
Days reported, 30 days
-
Longest silence, 7 days
1 hourfrom Oct 9, 1:45 AM
Latest report
Oct 16, 12:45 AMlocal time
Time to reach Storm Station
20 min9 in 10 within 20 min

From Storm Station's own record of every report it heard from this station.

Its schedule is one report every hour, 24 in 24 hours. Two reports in the same hour count as one received.

Chart of the 678 ranked stations in Arkansas on Oct 16 by the share of their scheduled reports received in Storm Station's own record, up to 7 days, in tenths: 0 to 9 per cent, 1; 10 to 19 per cent, 2; 20 to 29 per cent, 8; 30 to 39 per cent, 3; 40 to 49 per cent, 22; 50 to 59 per cent, 40; 60 to 69 per cent, 20; 70 to 79 per cent, 33; 80 to 89 per cent, 48; 90 to 99 per cent, 218; 100 per cent, 283. CACHE RIVER AT Cotton Plant DCP received 100.0 per cent, 168 of 168 scheduled reports, rank 187 of 678.WHERE IT RANKS IN ARKANSAS, Oct 16THIS ONE: 100.0%, 168 OF 168, RANK 187 OF 678PER CENT OF SCHEDULED REPORTS RECEIVEDIN STORM STATION'S OWN RECORD, UP TO 7 DAYS1101000 to 9110 to 19220 to 29830 to 39340 to 492250 to 594060 to 692070 to 793380 to 894890 to 99218100283STATIONS, LOG SCALE
Chart of CACHE RIVER AT Cotton Plant DCP's rank in Arkansas by how it reported, day by day, from 2026-09-26 to 2026-10-16: 2026-09-26 rank 102 of 344; 2026-09-27 rank 94 of 344; 2026-09-28 rank 96 of 403; 2026-09-29 rank 91 of 421; 2026-09-30 rank 96 of 426; 2026-10-01 rank 57 of 427; 2026-10-02 rank 177 of 531; 2026-10-03 rank 178 of 531; 2026-10-04 rank 176 of 544; 2026-10-05 rank 191 of 586; 2026-10-06 rank 178 of 594; 2026-10-07 rank 172 of 700; 2026-10-08 rank 164 of 701; 2026-10-09 rank 177 of 686; 2026-10-10 rank 180 of 686; 2026-10-11 rank 177 of 681; 2026-10-12 rank 171 of 676; 2026-10-13 rank 204 of 674; 2026-10-14 rank 205 of 669; 2026-10-15 rank 194 of 674; 2026-10-16 rank 187 of 678.ITS RANK IN ARKANSAS, DAY BY DAYRANK, FIRST AT THE TOP1100200300Sep 26Sep 30Oct 4Oct 8Oct 12Oct 16
The ranking these charts were drawn from, as tables
Share of scheduled reports receivedStations
100%283
90 to 99%218
80 to 89%48
70 to 79%33
60 to 69%20
50 to 59%40
40 to 49%22
30 to 39%3
20 to 29%8
10 to 19%2
0 to 9%1
DayRankStations rankedShare received
Oct 16, 2026187678100.0%
Oct 15, 202619467499.4%
Oct 14, 202620566998.8%
Oct 13, 202620467498.8%
Oct 12, 202617167698.8%
Oct 11, 202617768198.2%
Oct 10, 202618068698.2%
Oct 9, 202617768698.2%
Oct 8, 202616470198.8%
Oct 7, 202617270099.4%
Oct 6, 202617859499.4%
Oct 5, 202619158699.4%
Oct 4, 2026176544100.0%
Oct 3, 2026178531100.0%
Oct 2, 2026177531100.0%
Oct 1, 202657427100.0%
Sep 30, 202696426100.0%
Sep 29, 202691421100.0%
Sep 28, 202696403100.0%
Sep 27, 202694344100.0%
Sep 26, 2026102344100.0%
Reports received at CACHE RIVER AT Cotton Plant DCP, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports012343 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PMOct 16
Reports received at CACHE RIVER AT Cotton Plant DCP, reports from 0.0 to 4.0, the latest 0.0, in reports.REPORTS RECEIVEDreports01234Sat 10Sun 11Mon 12Tue 13Wed 14Thu 15Fri 16

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